Romney staffers wiped out records in ’06

[Pirate Smile]

Romney staffers wiped out records in ’06
Ex-governor’s aides say they did nothing wrong

Just before Mitt Romney left the Massachusetts governor’s office and first ran for president, 11 of his top aides purchased their state-issued computer hard drives, and the Romney administration’s e-mails were all wiped from a server, according to interviews and records obtained by the Globe.

Romney administration officials had the remaining computers in the governor’s office replaced just before Governor Deval Patrick’s staff showed up to take power in January 2007, according to Mark Reilly, Patrick’s chief legal counsel.

As a result, Patrick’s office, which has been bombarded with inquiries for records from the Romney era, has no electronic record of any Romney administration e-mails, Reilly said.
“The governor’s office has found no e-mails from 2002-2006 in our possession,’’ Reilly said in a statement. “Before the current administration took office, the computers used during that time period were replaced and the server used during that time period was taken out of service, all files were removed from it, and it was also replaced.’’

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“They have an obligation as a public official to preserve their records,’’ Galvin said. “Electronic records are held to the same standard as paper records. There’s no question. They’re not in some lesser standard.’’

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2011/11/17/before_leaving_governors_office_in_2006_mitt_romneys_staff_eliminated_e_mail_records/?camp=misc:on:twit:rtbutton

[WI_DEM]

1. So the question is what did they want to hide?

[Uben]

3. I think the question is.....

...who is going to jail for this? Of course, the answer is "no one". There is no crime in politics, therefore no politicians can be criminals.

We don't hold our politicains accountable for shit. We let them get rich on insider trading, land deals or anything they can make a buck off of with their inside information. PErsonally, I think we should hold all politicians to a much higher standard.
Any smell of ethics violations should end in immediate censure and prosecution. Maybe everyone and their dog wouldn't be running for public office if we did. I don't have a problem with anyone getting rich as long as they do so honestly and ethically. Of course, I'm sure that would eliminate most politicians and businessmen because most of them cheat to get rich. Hell, we let them take money from lobbyists or anyone else who is willing to offer it up, and they are more than willing to accept any undeserved riches they can get!

There should be a row of jail cells lining the general assembly room at the capital, and half of congress should be in them. We should put them on public display and humiliate them to discourage criminality.

[Blue_Tires]

8. kick for truth...

[LiberalFighter]

2. The message should be...

if you elect someone that has a history of destroying records for the purpose of covering their tracks what do you expect if he is elected President?

[Jackpine Radical]

4. What do I expect? Simple.

A Republican.

Republicans don't have to keep no stinkin' records.

And now that I think about it, was Reagan really an Alzheimers case, or did they brain-wipe him?

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. K & R

:kick:

[barbtries]

6. so was a crime committed here?

anybody looking to prosecute? OKIYAR i guess. you would not believe how many times i saw that before i figured out what it meant.

[Pirate Smile]

7. Tweet from Brad Woodhouse at the DNC:

@woodhouseb Just imagine if Nixon had been able to buy the WH taping system & walk out with it http://b.globe.com/tv4gz3 @MittRomney

[and-justice-for-all]

9. They were just to documents about which planet Mittens gets when he dies..nt